CANCELLED Guys Hut Camp v2.0, April 30th & May 1st 2022

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CANCELLED Guys Hut Camp v2.0, April 30th & May 1st 2022

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CANCELLED. The weather is not being co-operative. Again.

[updated meeting point & time]

A second attempt at the Guys Hut Camp that was rained out at the start of April.

TRIP TITLE:
Guys Hut High Country Camp

TRIP DATE:
Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st May 2022

TRIP DESCRIPTION:
Meeting at Mansfiled, we will drive through the Howqua Hills/Sheepyard Flat area, up to Bluff Hut then through to the Howitt area via King Billy Track, then south on Howitt Rd to our camp at Guys Hut (google maps shows it as Bryce Gorge Inset Car Park). Sunday we will continue south to Arbuckle Junction, then on to Licola but with a side trip to Mt Wellington if the weather is good.

TRIP LOCATION:
Howitt High Plains.

TRIP RATING:
Easy. Suitable for standard cars, although all-terrain tyres are recommended.

TRIP MEETING POINT:
11am at the BP Truck Stop, cnr of Mt Buller Rd and Reardon Lane, Mansfield

We will be ending the trip early Sunday afternoon at Licola General Store, which is around 3 hours from Melbourne.

Street address of the general store is 14 Jamieson-Licola Rd Licola VIC 3858
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Re: Guys Hut Camp v2.0, April 30th & May 1st 2022

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Hi Steve. Luckily my daughter has booked my wife for wedding dress shopping next weekend so you can count me in. Have you decided which direction you will travel? Either direction is fine by me. Please let me know if it is still going ahead. Do you own a chain saw? I have one if you want to chuck it into the back of your ute.
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Re: Guys Hut Camp v2.0, April 30th & May 1st 2022

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Direction will be Mansfield to Licola, I will update the main post.

I will make the call as to this trip going ahead on Tuesday night when the weekends weather is better known.

I now own TWO chainsaws, my dodgy but quite effective $65 Aldi two stroke and a new Makita 36V cordless.
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Re: Guys Hut Camp v2.0, April 30th & May 1st 2022

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I have a working vehicle now and would like to come Steve. Might have my stepson and his Dad joining in a troopie. Will find out if Thanh will be joining.
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Re: Guys Hut Camp v2.0, April 30th & May 1st 2022

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I won't make it this time, either :(

Will try again, next chance.

Christo.
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Re: Guys Hut Camp v2.0, April 30th & May 1st 2022

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Update:
I am in with one passenger.
Thanh is out.
My stepson and Dad are a maybe. They have cows turning up on the Friday which often get delayed a day.
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Re: Guys Hut Camp v2.0, April 30th & May 1st 2022

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What time are we meeting in Mansfield Steve?
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Re: Guys Hut Camp v2.0, April 30th & May 1st 2022

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Mike, I've made the meet time 11am (was to be 12 o'clock), this will give us a little more wiggle room and see us at camp (hopefully) well before sunset.
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Re: Guys Hut Camp v2.0, April 30th & May 1st 2022

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Mansfield forecast is 15 to 40mm of rain on Saturday. Same for Mt Hotham.
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Re: Guys Hut Camp v2.0, April 30th & May 1st 2022

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Mike57 wrote: Tue 26 Apr, 2022 7:50 am Mansfield forecast is 15 to 40mm of rain on Saturday. Same for Mt Hotham.
Yes, it's not looking good, yesterday the forecast I looked at was for 5-10mm which was not too bad. I will check the updated forecast tonight and make a call then.
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